Alberta’s United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith made a video appearance on the nightly broadcast of the UCP War Room to answer questions from the public about her party’s election platform on the first day of the official campaign.
Bruce McAllister, former MLA for Chestermere/Rockyview and former host of the Global News morning show, served as the host of the live event, which aired on Twitter and Facebook, and invited the public to ask questions on the comment page.
The UCP’s biggest and first campaign promise was a no tax hike guarantee. Smith said that former Premier Ralph Klein brought in a similar promise, writing legislation to force any government contemplating a sales tax to hold a referendum of the people. Smith said it “makes sense.”…